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Meaning of Mudéjar | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Moors of Al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
    not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to the style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Français mudéjar mudéjar
Português mudéjar

Examples

“We must not forget that Mudejar identity was a contractual identity, entered into through myriad treaties between conquerors and conquered, each different from the other, and each subject to constant renegotiation, reinterpretation, and change depending on circumstance.”
“These artisans and workers used particular techniques that earlier Muslims under Christian rule had refined into the Mudéjar style.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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